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Job Status :   Full Time, Employee
Company :   The University of New Mexico
Posting Date :   September 16
Closing Date :   OPEN
Relevant Experience :   2 Year(s)
Number of Positions :   1
Salary :   $60,000
Location :   Albuquerque, New Mexico
Category :   Academia and Education
Urban Planning
Reference Number :   0832009

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The University of New Mexico

Assistant Professor, Latin American Development Planning, CRP Program

Position Summary: The Community and Regional Planning Program at the University of New Mexico is seeking candidates for a tenure track position starting in the Fall 2016 academic year.

The Planning Program is seeking a tenure track assistant professor in the area of Latin American development planning. Teaching requirements will include a graduate seminar in Latin American Development Planning, and may include Cultural Aspects of Planning, Regional Community Development, planning studios and practicums, Indigenous Planning in Latin America, and topical courses in his or her area of specialization. The successful candidate will be familiar with Latin American development theory and practice, community economic development, application of indigeneity and broadly defined sustainability principles in Latin American Planning, and methods of collaborative planning and consensus building. The candidate should be grounded in the discourse on identity and place and community-based approaches to development in community and regional settings. The program is particularly interested in seeking candidates with research and/or practice in areas such as Indigenous Planning.

The Community and Regional Planning Program in the School of Architecture & Planning at the University of New Mexico offers a professional Master of Community and Regional Planning degree, accredited since 1985, and an undergraduate degree in Environmental Planning and Design. The CRP faculty are considering embarking on a program of doctoral studies. About 65 graduate students and 50 undergraduates are enrolled each year. About one-quarter of graduate students are enrolled in dual degrees with Latin American Studies, Water Resources, or Public Administration. The School is home to the Indigenous Design and Planning Institute and the Resource Center for RAZA Planning.

The University of New Mexico is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. Applicants who are appointed to a UNM continuing faculty position are required to provide an official certification of successful completion of all degree requirements prior to their initial employment with UNM.
Minimum Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: 1) Masters degree in Community and Regional Planning or a terminal professional degree in planning or a related field; 2) demonstrated teaching experience; and 3) research or practice experience in community development planning or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications: 1) demonstrated current research agenda in Latin American development planning theory and practice, 2) ability to teach at undergraduate, masters' and doctoral levels, 3) a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities, and 4) direct and current experience with community based practice in Latin American settings. 5) Candidates should have the ability to work in interdisciplinary and collegial settings, and 6) bring established scholarly and professional networks in Latin American planning to the UNM CRP program. 7) Preferred candidates will have a Ph.D. in Community and Regional Planning, Urban and Regional Planning, Geography, Economics or a related field. 8) Preferred candidates will show promise for distinguished scholarship and applied research or professional practice.

For Best Consideration: 10/30/2015
Closing Date: Open Until Filled

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